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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Black/Old Gold
Coach: Allen Creasy
League: 6A Region 8 (moving from 5A Region 8)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Paxton Schrimsher 6'3" 215 Senior DB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 35.5
2013 National Rank: #1164
2013 State Rank: #29
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 36.1
2014 National Rank: #939
2014 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 20.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2158
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 71-61 (45-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 24
2013 Points Against Average: 13.8
2013 Differential: +10.2
2013 Wins: #1568 Center Point (Birmingham) (24-22), #1752 Pleasant Grove (24-0), #2261 Decatur (22-0), #2758 Austin (Decatur) (26-24), #4167 Russellville (24-0), #5903 West Point (Cullman) (49-7), #6041 East Limestone (Athens) (34-13), #6443 Sparkman (Harvest) (42-0), #7723 Lawrence County (Moulton) (41-14)
2013 Losses: #282 Muscle Shoals (35-7), #282 Muscle Shoals (35-0), #1606 Cullman (16-13), #1634 Hartselle (14-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 84-63
Recent State Championships: 2006 (5A)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Lee (Huntsville), 8/28 at Clemens [James] (Madison), 9/5 Hartselle, 9/12 at Decatur, 9/19 Muscle Shoals, 9/26 East Limestone (Athens), 10/3 at Cullman, 10/10 Florence, 10/17 at Austin (Decatur), 10/31 at Deshler (Tuscumbia)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Muscle Shoals (46.1), Florence (42), Cullman (31.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lee (Huntsville) (1.8), East Limestone (Athens) (6.2), Austin (Decatur) (23.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3 (27.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #860
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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